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meetings between May, 1890 and February, 1991, to review and formulate recommendations ondraft plan elements. The PAC convened two additional meetings in April, 1991, to finalize their recommendations for aPAC-recommended draft Refinement Plan. 33 Notices of PAC meetings and Springfield Planning Commission work session were sent to over 220 interested parties on an ongoing basis. 4} Time was allocated at every PAC meeting for public comment. 5} Letters were sent to all owners of property for which a change in Metro Plan designation or zoning was recommended. 6} Legal notice of the joint public hearings held by the Springfield, Eugene, and Lane County planning commissions was printed in the Springfield News and the Register Guard on September 11, 1891. 7} Notification of the joint planning commission public hearings was mailed to all property owners and residents of the Refinement Plan area on September 12, 1991. 8} The staff report and findings were made available to the public seven days prior to the initial evidentiary hearing, Goal 2~ ~„„Land„Use Planning Goal 2 mandates the establishment of a land use planning process and policy framework to be use as a basis for all land use decisions. It requires special district plans to conform to the adapted comprehensive plan. Findings: 1 } Land uses, natural and historic resources, and public facilities were inventoried and evaluated as part of the Gateway area planning process, 2} Metro Plan criteria and policies for determination of land use designations were applied in making the legislative [and use decisions as part of the planning process. Additional criteria that were developed and systematically applied to determine site-specific land use designation are clearly stated in the Refinement Plan. 3} Citizen involvement was an integral part of every phase of the planning process see findings for Goal ~ above}. 4} The Metro Plan Diagram amendments are consistent with the Metro Plan's text and with the Gateway Refinement Plan. Goal 5 0 en S aces Scenic and Historic Areas and Natural Resources Goal 5 is intended to "conserve open space and protect natural and scenic resources." Goal 5 compels local governments to provide programs that will: "~ 1 }insure open .space, (2} protect scenic and historic areas and natural resources for future generations, and i3} promote healthy and visually attractive environments in harmony with the natural landscape character. ~XI~li31t ft --~ -- --- PAGF Z CF S